When scheduling showings of your property, make sure that your property is spotless. Also make sure that there’s lots of light shining in, by opening the drapes/blinds.  Potential buyers are going to want to see your basement if you have one. Clean up any cobwebs, sweep the floors, and get...

Article From: www.money.cnn.com By: Tami Luhby NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — If the Obama administration really wants to save the housing market, it should speed up the foreclosure process — not prolong the inevitable, experts say. Four years into the housing crisis, the real estate market is still teetering on the...

Article from: moneymagazine.com By:  Jeff Wallach Most of the news lately about real estate has been dismal: Home prices are swooning, foreclosures ballooning. There is, however, one bright spot: the rental market, where demand is up and rents are rising. That’s partly because those foreclosures have turned more than 4...

When selling an REO property, try to remember that aesthetics are an important part of what buyers are looking for. Try to make sure that your property looks good & looks like some care has been put into it.  Remember that there is already a presumption that bank owned properties...

Defaults Soar 33%, Biggest Monthly Gain in 4 Years Article From: Realtormag.realtor.org A new wave of foreclosures hit in August, as banks picked up the pace in taking action against home owners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments, RealtyTrac Inc. reported Thursday. The number of U.S. homes that...

Home Economics: Shopping tips from the real estate pros Article From: Philly.com By Al Heavens The situation: You want to make some improvements to your house, but don’t want to spend money you don’t have. Nor do you want to waste the money you do have by buying something inappropriate...

Article From HousingWire.com Written By: Kerri Panchuck Wednesday, August 24th, 2011, 11:00 pm Second-quarter pre-foreclosure sales jumped 19% from the previous quarter, suggesting more banks and distressed borrowers are searching for efficient ways to offload properties near foreclosure, RealtyTrac said. Third parties acquired 102,407 pre-foreclosures in the second quarter, while 162,680 bank-owned...

Goal setting is vital in real estate investing. Recognizing and creating a budget will tell you how big a property you can invest in,  whether to invest in commercial or residential properties, and your rate of return which should outperform your current yield. Finding a property in a good location...

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Home Economics: Figuring out when the price is right takes homework By Alan J. Heavens Article from Philly.com During the housing boom, many real estate agents found it extraordinarily tough, if not impossible, to come up with even ballpark asking prices for their listings. “Values were increasing at a pace...